The NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2.232kg, was launched by a geostationary synchronous satellite launch system from the Satish Dhawan space center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state of India.
The navigation satellite NVS-01 was launched using a geostationary synchronous satellite launch system. (Source: The Times of India)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on May 29 announced the successful launch of the second generation navigation satellite NVS-5.
The NVS-01 navigation satellite weighs about 2.232kg, and was launched using the Geostationary Synchronized Satellite Launch System (GSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state of the country.
After a flight time of about 19 minutes, satellite NVS-01 was put into a geostationary synchronous transition orbit.
According to ISRO, NVS-01 is the first of India's second generation of satellites to be used for positioning services with Indian Satellite Beam (NavIC).
The NVS series of satellites will provide real-time positioning and timing services over the Indian territory and an area of approximately 1.500km around the country.
Satellite NVS-01 carries L1, L5 and S band navigation devices.
Similar to the previous generation satellites, the second series of satellites will also carry an Indian-made Rubidium atomic clock.
It is expected that the satellite NVS-01 will operate for more than 12 years.
According to Thuc Anh (VNA/Vietnam+)
